Franck Bonville

Olivier (grandson of Franck) Bonville’s NV Champagne shows all the pedigree and class of many more famous champagne labels, without the hefty price-tag. It is incredibly popular with the French public – who would rather go for quality than a label alone.

Bonville’s Champagne is a superb food wine. Smooth and creamy with a nice steely backbone, it possesses exquisite structure, weight and balance that are the hallmarks of some of the best vineyard sites of the Blanc de Blancs district – the region’s quality heartland. In fact, as testament to the estate’s quality, Bonville also used to supply grapes to Bollinger no less.

Franck Bonville

Olivier (grandson of Franck) Bonville’s NV Champagne shows all the pedigree and class of many more famous champagne labels, without the hefty price-tag. It is incredibly popular with the French public – who would rather go for quality than a label alone.

Bonville’s Champagne is a superb food wine. Smooth and creamy with a nice steely backbone, it possesses exquisite structure, weight and balance that are the hallmarks of some of the best vineyard sites of the Blanc de Blancs district – the region’s quality heartland. In fact, as testament to the estate’s quality, Bonville also used to supply grapes to Bollinger no less.

"What we like about the business is that 'fine' doesn't just mean famous. The first growths and their ilk are here, but in company with some excellent, less well-known, sometimes very limited production wines and often at what seem very reasonable prices."

The Wine Gang, thewinegang.com

"The range is excellent and I don’t just mean that they go right to the very top. There’s something for everyone, whether you want mature first-growth Bordeaux or a little known gem from an estate that’s been in the same family for generations and which you’d be hard-pushed to find anywhere else other than at the cellar door. I’m always finding things I want to try on Cadman’s list."